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Other name | Aston |
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| Motto | Forward |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1895 – The Birmingham Municipal Technical School 1927 – Birmingham Central Technical College 1951 – College of Technology, Birmingham 1966 – gained university status by royal charter[1] |
| Endowment | £1.47 million (2022)[2] |
| Budget | £197.7 million (2021–22)[2] |
| Chancellor | Sir John Sunderland |
| Vice-Chancellor | Aleks Subic |
| Students | 15,500 (2017–18)[3] |
| Undergraduates | 11,935 (2017–18)[4] |
| Postgraduates | 3,565 (2017–18)[4] |
| Location | , England, United Kingdom 52°29′10″N 1°53′22″W / 52.4860°N 1.8895°W |
| Campus | Urban 60 acres (24 hectares)[5] |
| Colours | Black and Red
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| Affiliations | |
| Mascot | Cyril the Squirrel (now deceased [citation needed]) |
| Website | aston |
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Aston University (abbreviated as Aston for post-nominals) is a public research university situated in the city centre of Birmingham, England. Aston began as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School in 1895, evolving into the UK's first college of advanced technology in 1956.[6] Aston University received its royal charter from Queen Elizabeth II on 22 April 1966.
Aston pioneered the integrated placement year concept over 50 years ago,[7][8][9] and more than 73% of Aston students take a placement year, the highest percentage in the UK.[10] The annual income of the institution for 2021–22 was £197.7 million of which £19.3 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £219.4 million.[2]
In 2020, Aston University was named "University of the Year" by The Guardian,[11] and the newspaper also awarded Aston Students' Union its "Buildings That Inspire" award.[12] The Times Higher Education Awards named Aston University as its "Outstanding Entrepreneurial University" in 2020.[13]
In September 2021, Aston was shortlisted for University of the Year in the Times Higher Education Awards 2021.[14]
Aston has the highest crime rate out of any university in the United Kingdom, scoring 298 on the crime scale.
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- ^ a b c "Financial Statement 2021–22" (PDF). Aston University. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Financial Statement 2017–18" (PDF). Aston University. p. 9. Retrieved 26 August 2019.[permanent dead link]
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- ^ "Financial Statement 2017–18" (PDF). Aston University. p. 4. Retrieved 29 August 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Neil Handley. "Birmingham – Central Technical College and Aston University". Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "Aston University team up with tech firm for IT degree". birminghampost. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "50th Anniversary: Sir James Gracie Q&A". Archived from the original on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Engineering graduates for industry" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Aston University". Complete University Guide. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ "Aston University named Guardian's university of the year". The Guardian. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Buildings that inspire: award winner and runners-up". The Guardian. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Times Higher Education Awards 2020: winners announced". Times Higher Education (THE). 26 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Aston University shortlisted for the Times Higher Education (THE) University of the Year 2021 | Aston University". www.aston.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2022.